Ait Saghrouchen

آيت سغروشن

Rural commune in the cercle of Tahla, province of Taza, Fès-Meknès.

Population, 2024: 15,147
Since 2014: −5.8%from 16,085 in 2014
Density: 77.6people per km², 195.2 km²
Households: 4,098
Rank: 438438th most populous of 1,503 communes8th of 38 in its province

Next door in Tahla, 91.9% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 0.4%.

Since 2014, households with running water went from 51.6% to 82.4%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Chouihia. Aged 65 and over: 12.2% here, 12.6% there; household size: 3.7 here, 3.9 there; running water: 82.4% here, 94.5% there.

Compare it with Chouihia

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

Bordering communes

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Ait Saghrouchen.

Ait Saghrouchen −5.8%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write: 40.4%aged 10 and over47.2% in 201452.1% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 29.5%18.7% in 201440.7% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 32.4%aged 15 and over45.3% in 20143.5% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 95.4%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.24children per woman2.41 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 7.6%of people7.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 3.7people on average4.7 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 82.4%of settled households51.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Ait Saghrouchen: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
4.8%	75 and over	5.6%
2.6%	70–74	3.4%
3.8%	65–69	4.2%
5.3%	60–64	5.6%
5.1%	55–59	5.2%
6.3%	50–54	5.7%
6.5%	45–49	6.4%
7.0%	40–44	6.7%
6.9%	35–39	6.9%
4.8%	30–34	5.1%
4.7%	25–29	5.2%
5.8%	20–24	5.9%
9.1%	15–19	8.6%
10.0%	10–14	9.1%
9.4%	5–9	9.3%
7.9%	0–4	7.3%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

Darija88.0%
Tamazight76.0%
Tachelhit19.0%
Tarifit0.3%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic98.4%
French52.6%
English14.3%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh2.4%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot43.4%
Doesn’t travel to work9.5%
Informal transport9.1%
Employer’s transport7.9%
Another way6.8%
Bus6.0%
Private car5.7%
Animal5.4%
Taxi5.1%
Bike or motorcycle1.1%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 47.2%aged 10 and over40.4% in 202460.6% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 18.7%29.5% in 202443.1% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 45.3%aged 15 and over32.4% in 202416.0% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 93.8%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.41children per woman2.24 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 7.8%of people7.6% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.7people on average3.7 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 51.6%of settled households82.4% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Ait Saghrouchen: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
3.3%	75 and over	3.6%
2.0%	70–74	2.4%
2.8%	65–69	2.8%
2.8%	60–64	3.7%
3.8%	55–59	3.7%
5.0%	50–54	5.7%
5.0%	45–49	5.1%
6.0%	40–44	5.9%
6.4%	35–39	7.1%
7.5%	30–34	7.6%
7.7%	25–29	8.0%
7.7%	20–24	7.5%
9.1%	15–19	8.5%
10.0%	10–14	9.0%
10.0%	5–9	9.5%
10.9%	0–4	9.9%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

Tamazight96.0%
Darija90.1%
Tachelhit1.3%
Tarifit0.0%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French53.9%
Arabic only32.4%
Arabic, French and English12.5%
Other combinations1.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot83.2%
Bus3.6%
Another way3.4%
Taxi2.6%
Not stated2.3%
Private car1.5%
Employer’s transport1.4%
Works at home1.1%
Bike or motorcycle1.0%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood71.0%
Another province10.6%
Another commune6.8%
No fixed place6.4%
Not stated2.1%
Another in the commune1.5%
At home1.1%
Somewhere else0.4%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Farming and fishing35.2%
Farm and fishing labour30.5%
Labouring and small trades12.9%
Crafts and skilled trades10.7%
Clerical work3.8%
Trade and broking3.4%
Machine operating1.9%
Managers and senior professionals0.7%
Not classified0.7%
Technicians0.3%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma67.2%
Primary22.7%
Lower secondary7.0%
Upper secondary2.1%
DEUG or Licence1.0%
Master’s or doctorate0.1%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments: 35223.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 18051.1% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 2201.2 per business
Public services: 143
Associations: 29in premises of their own
Weekly souks: 2counted outside the total

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce52.2%
Industry24.4%
Services23.3%
Construction0.0%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person80.6%
2 to 319.4%
4 to 90.0%
10 to 490.0%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later9.4%
2011–201938.9%
2001–201042.8%
1991–20007.2%
1981–19901.1%
1956–19800.6%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Ait Saghrouchen’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 36 douars in 6 fractions, with 15,135 people. 12 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
آيت حمو وسليمانAit Hammou Ouslimane5 douars · 2,103 people
بوفكرانBoufakran	In parts	123	490	1.0	2.2	8.0
الكركورAl Kerkour	In parts	79	323	0.8	2.9	7.3
القلعةEl Kalia	Dispersed	73	268	2.3	2.4	8.7
شيخ المروجCheikh Mrouj	Dispersed	171	615	0.8	1.6	9.0
سيدي رحالSidi Rahal	Dispersed	106	407	2.9	4.1	13.4
آيت عمرو بلقاسر الشرقيةAit Amar Belkaser Charqia5 douars · 2,501 people
تامزارتTamzart	In parts	257	970	1.8	1.8	10.9
سيدي يعقوبSidi Yacoub	Grouped	96	383	3.9	0.8	3.9
تغروتTaghrout	Grouped	38	134	0.1	2.8	6.0
الخزانةLakhzana	In parts	118	465	3.9	2.3	8.4
حوض الشاكريHaoud Chakri	Dispersed	137	549	0.5	2.4	3.5
آيت حدوAit Haddou5 douars · 2,158 people
تورتوت آيت حدوTourtout Ait Haddou	Dispersed	73	291	0.2	1.4	10.3
عين زنAin Zan	In parts	41	168	0.4	1.8	9.5
سيدي جبارSidi Jabbar	Dispersed	129	487	0.8	1.8	8.6
الاثنينLatnaine	In parts	202	695	1.0	2.3	13.5
سهب عوامSehb Aouam	Grouped	137	517	2.7	1.0	12.4
آيت الربعAit Rbaa15 douars · 3,003 people
العبوزEl Abbouz	In parts	80	296	0.4	0.7	15.6
الحوضLhoud	Grouped	48	210	1.0	2.4	13.4
بوملالBou Mlal	Dispersed	45	175	2.3	1.5	8.2
تيبربارينTibarbarine	Dispersed	119	387	0.9	4.0	22.6
سيدي عيسىSidi Aissa	Grouped	34	105	2.0	3.0	15.0
مشرع الكيدارMechra el Kiader	Grouped	64	246	0.5	1.6	8.9
مسوسةMassoussa	Dispersed	79	277	2.4	2.7	23.2
العطشانEl Atchane	Dispersed	97	300	0.9	1.7	24.0
مشرع ازوكاغMechraa Azouggagh	Grouped	9	23	—	—	—
تيجوتTijout	Dispersed	123	440	2.4	3.2	8.6
ظهر مشواطDhar Mchouat	Grouped	44	183	0.4	3.2	11.0
عين الدفاليAin Dfali	Grouped	61	200	0.1	0.4	11.5
عين بني ستيتنAin Bni Stiten	Grouped	17	61	—	—	—
صاريوةSarioua	Grouped	17	76	—	—	—
عيون سيدي حساينAiyoun Sidi Hsayn	Grouped	10	24	—	—	—
آيت يوسف وحدوAit Youssef Ouhdou1 douar · 1,471 people
تازروتTazrout	In parts	389	1,471	1.1	2.2	10.9
آيت عمرو بلقاسر الغربيةAit Amar Belkaser Gharbia5 douars · 3,899 people
دوار بوزملانDouar Bouzemlane	In parts	339	1,203	0.2	2.1	3.3
لعزيبLaazib	Grouped	55	187	3.9	2.0	15.0
سهب عوامSehb Awam	Grouped	39	172	0.7	1.7	7.3
عين زقورAin Zekkour	Grouped	193	718	0.3	1.9	7.9
بوزملان المركزBouzemlane Centre	Grouped	455	1,619	0.5	0.7	0.9

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code

Code: 03.561.09.01
As digits: 035610901
Slug: ait-saghrouchen
Record: /api/communes/03.561.09.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/03.561.09.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/03.561.09.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/03.561.09.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/03.561.09.01/neighbours.json
Douars: /api/communes/03.561.09.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2810067

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